[ARC5] [Milsurplus] Decals (was SCR-...)

[Mike Hanz]

On 8/25/2011 8:32 AM, David Stinson wrote:
> I once tried to "reletter" an ART-13 panel with inkjet decals,
> but the lettering was translucent- useless.
> Is there an inkjet decal paper that produces opaque lettering?

If you'll go to 
http://aafradio.org/NASM/Enola_Avionics_Descriptions_-_Radio_Op.htm, you 
will see decals all over the place, but I do not know from experience if 
there is a ink jet paper that will produce exactly the same effect.  We 
get the graphics department at NASM to make them for the aircraft 
collection, but I have no idea what they use to do it.  The difficulty 
with ink jet printing is that there is no white ink available for it 
(except for one old model that I seem to recall hasn't been made in a 
long time.)  That limits your options.  However, I've read some good 
things about Lazertran products and intend to try them one of these days 
- http://www.lazertran.com/ is the link.  The ink jet product stays 
white in unprinted areas unless you spray it with real turpentine.

  - Mike